Busy days

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Registered: 09-10-2008
Busy days
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Fri, 02-13-2009 - 12:30pm

After an all day sinus headache on Thurs, I resorted to my RX for back pain today and am feeling so much better. Packed up a gift for newlywed DGrS and spouse. I'm a practical gift giver and they are receiving a quality Dutch oven. I've gotten so much use out of mine, also discovered that almost any recipe for a crockpot can be made in the Dutch oven, just cut time down 1/4. I added 2 cookbooks to the package and DH made a trip to the post office to mail it for me - I was still in my PJs. DGrD (8) is spending tonight and all day Sat with us. We're going to bake a cake with my old chocolate mayo cake recipe. Makes a very moist dense cake for travel. It will bake in 1 square and 1 round pan, then the round cakes get cut in 1/2 to make tops of a heart. Once trimmed and frosted, you can't tell it was 2 cakes. She like crafts, so I'll see what she'd like to do. Now that I've mastered iron-on transfers from the inkjet, the kids can make drawings, I scan them to the PC, then print. If I'm feeling brave, we may go to the ice skating rink on Sat afternoon before I take her home. Haven't skated in ages, but once around and it should come back. Nothing big planned at home for Valentine's Day - another holiday that has gone overboard for me. I hate picking up homemade items and finding it was made in China!

Jacquie

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: jaybee458
Sat, 02-14-2009 - 10:50am

your cake sounds good. I do remember a mayo cake but don't know that I ever made it. I'll have to look it up. sounds good. Glad the headache is over. martha